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Table 3 Opioid substitution treatment (OST)

From: A cross-sectional national survey assessing self-reported drug intake behavior, contact with the primary sector and drug treatment among service users of Danish drug consumption rooms

 

n (%)a

p

Is or have been in OST

 

Yes

No

 

Nationalityb

  

0.016

 Danish

102 (91)

10 (9)

 

 EU other than Danish

10 (83)

2 (17)

 

 Non-EU citizen

19 (70)

8 (30)

 

Drug intake methodc

  

0.002

 Smoke

41 (75)

14 (25)

 

 Inject or sniff

90 (94)

6 (6)

 

Drug intake method

Nationalityd

Smoke

Sniff or inject

0.000

 Danish

29 (52)

83 (87)

 

 EU other than Danish

3 (5)

9 (9)

 

 Non-EU citizen

24 (43)

4 (4)

 

 Total

56 (100)

96 (100)

 

Disease statuse

Smoke

Inject

0.000

 HCV

9 (17)

48 (53)

 

 HBV

2 (4)

11 (12)

 

 HIV

1 (2)

5 (6)

 

 Tuberculosis

4 (8)

2 (2)

 

 None of these

39 (75)

38 (42)

 

 Total

55 (100)

104 (100)

 

Advised on OST

 

Yes

No

 

Nationality (total)f

  

0.35

 Danish

30 (67)

82 (77)

 

 EU other than Danish

11 (24)

16 (15)

 

 Non-EU citizen

4 (9)

8 (8)

 

 Total

45 (100)

106 (100)

 

Nationality (advised OST)g

45 (30)

106 (70)

0.33

 Danish

30 (27)

82 (73)

 

 EU other than Danish

11 (41)

16 (59)

 

 Non-EU citizen

4 (33)

8 (67)

 

Nationality (smokers)h

  

1.0

 Danish

11 (38)

18 (62)

 

 EU other than Danish

1 (33)

2 (67)

 

 Non-EU citizen

9 (39)

14 (61)

 

Drug intake methodi

  

0.13

 Smoke

21 (38)

34 (62)

 

 Inject or sniff

24 (25)

72 (75)

 

Is or have been in OSTj

  

0.42

 Yes

37 (28)

94 (72)

 

 No

8 (40)

12 (60)

 
  1. aThe number in parentheses is the percentage of the noted subgroup
  2. bFisher’s exact test comparing nationality against have been in OST. Significantly more Danish have been in OST. Of the entire sample, only 30 % (n = 45) have been advised on OST
  3. cChi-squared test comparing drug intake method against have been in OST. Significantly more inject/sniff have been in OST
  4. dChi-squared test comparing nationality against drug intake method. Significantly more who inject/sniff are Danish, and significantly more who smoke are of other nationality than Danish
  5. eChi-squared test comparing disease status against drug intake method. Significantly more with HCV inject
  6. fChi-squared test comparing nationality within against advised on OST. Within the group who have been advised, a total of 67 % (n = 30) are Danish and a total of 33 % (n = 15) are of other nationality than Danish
  7. gFisher’s exact test comparing nationality against advised on OST. Within the advised Danish group 27 % (n = 30) of the Danes had been advised and 73 % (n = 82) of the Danes had not
  8. hChi-squared test comparing nationality of smokers against advised on OST
  9. iChi-squared test comparing drug intake method against advised on OST
  10. jChi-squared test comparing have been in OST against advised on OST